What do the words elderly, old, and aged really mean? How are they used by society, and how in turn do they define the generation that we are taugh...
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Oct 28, 2010
Louise
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This book is a difficult long read. It is filled with facts and statistics- almost like Ms. De Beauvoir has to prove that we do in fact age. I would have much more interested in reading her own experience and feeling about the agin process.
Dec 05, 2011
Fh
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it's the best analysis and -for my taste- also the best book S. de Beauvoir wrote.
its relevance is rather increasing.
its relevance is rather increasing.
May 18, 2011
Janie
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I might have never discovered this book had I not stumbled upon it on the sale rack at Salvation Army. An encyclopedic examination on the process of aging from a physiological, spiritual, and cultural - ancient and modern, Eastern and Western - perspectives. Impeccably written, the language and extent of research shows de Beauvoir's brilliance. One might think the subject depressing to read; de Beauvoir makes it a fascinating exploration of life's inevitable and universal journey.
Dec 17, 2009
علی
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اثری زیبا و خواندنی از سیمون دو بوار. در فارسی کتابی با نام "کهنسالی" از سیمون دوبوار در 1365 چاپ و منتشر شده که محمدعلی طوسی آن را ترجمه کرده است. چون کتاب را ندیده ام، حدس می زنم ترجمه ی همین اثر باشد.
Feb 02, 2012
Chris
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Barely remember it but it was a textbook for a class I took at CU back in the 70's."The Sociology of Aging" or something like that. Date read is approximate.
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